Belvedere (West Virginia)
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| Nearest city | Charles Town, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 39°17′5″N 77°50′43″W / 39.28472°N 77.84528°W |
| Built | 1807 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003588 |
| Added to NRHP | January 12, 1984[1] |
Belvedere, also known as Belvidere, was built near Charles Town, West Virginia by Magnus Tate II in 1807. The Federal style mansion is situated at the end of a tree-lined driveway and commands a sweeping view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The house grew from the original "kitchen house" section to a formal three-bay brick main house built in 1824 by Magnus's son WIlliam, which were separate until they were connected in 1939.[2]
The site was inhabited by the Tate family from the 1760s. Magnus Tate II (1732-1808) was a founder of Charles Town, and his four sons were all born at Belvedere. Magnus Tate III (1767-1823) served in the Virginia Assembly before serving from 1815 to 1817 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Belvedere passed to William Tate (1776-1818), and then to his son, George Tate II. The house passed out of the Tate family in 1882.[2]
